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Get a look at the beach of Egmond aan Zee. Cams are placed on the lighthouse J.C.J. van Speijk. Egmond aan Zee 10 km from the cheesecity Alkmaar

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Neem eens een kijkje op het strand van Egmond aan Zee.Op de website ziet u meerdere camera's van Noord naar Zuid.De camera's zijn geplaatst op de vuurtoren J.C.J. van Speijk.

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Egmond aan Zee is a town on the North Sea coast in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km west of Alkmaar. Egmond aan Zee was a separate municipality until 1978, when it merged with Egmond-Binnen to form the new municipality Egmond. In turn, Egmond was amalgamated into Bergen on January 1, 2001. History: This best-known of the three villages of Egmond was formed in 977 in the coastal dunes. Settlers in this area have battled the sea since the first settlements. During the All Saints' Flood of 1570, some 50 houses disappeared into the sea. And in November 1741, 36 houses and the church and its tower were swallowed by the sea. Apart from being dangerous, the sea also gave the people of Egmond food and work, as most inhabitants of Egmond were fishermen. Quite a few sights in Egmond remind one of this; for instance, the "fishermen-houses", which are tiny houses near the sea where fishermen used to live. Another sight is a ... Read more about Egmond aan Zee on Wikipedia

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